Louis L. McAllister Photographs

Louis L. McAllister photographed people and places near Burlington, Vermont for 60 years. He was born in Columbus, Nebraska on October 16, 1876, the son of Julius S. McAllister (born 1841 in Lincoln, VT) and Rosette Gould (born in Vermont in 1851). Julius McAllister worked as a photographer and dentist in Washington D.C., Bristol, Vermont and Columbus, Nebraska. Around 1895, Julius, his third wife Amy, and their children left Nebraska for the Union Soldiers’ Colony in Fitzgerald, Georgia. By 1900, Julius and Amy were divorced, and Amy and her stepson Louis were working as photographers in Thomasville, Georgia. In 1907 Louis McAllister married Cora Shepard (born about 1872 in Vermont) in Holland, Michigan. By 1910, they were living in Queen City Park in South Burlington, Vermont, where Louis established a photography studio. The McAllisters moved to Burlington, and by 1919 they lived at 47 N. Winooski Avenue. They continued to occupy a summer cottage at Queen City Park, and were active in the Queen City Park Association, which held spiritualist camp meetings annually. McAllister conducted his photography business from home until his death in 1963. McAllister’s “trademark” was his panorama camera which made him familiar to all sorts of groups ranging from graduating classes to state police to summer camp groups. In addition he did print 8 x 10 photos, many of which document building construction and Burlington Street Department projects, as well as group and individual portraits. The L.L. McAllister Collection includes portraits, construction projects, buildings, businesses and events in the Burlington area covering the period ca. 1920-1960. The collection also includes photos of street, bridge, airport and sewer construction and repair, as well as group portraits of clubs, schools, etc. Revised April, 2010

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290 Burlington (Vt.). 147 Buildings. 84 Stores, Retail. 83 Employees. 56 Street photography. 51 Machinery. 47 Men. 41 Portrait photography. 38 Interior architecture. 37 Advertising. 32 G.S. Blodgett Corporation. 32 Service stations. 28 Automobiles. 28 Vermont Structural Steel Corporation. 26 Construction projects. 23 High school students. 23 Trucks. 20 Burlington (Vt.) Dept. of Streets. 20 Construction workers. 20 Department stores. 20 Women. 19 Architectural photography. 13 S.S. Kresge Company. 12 Family. 11 Burlington Memorial Auditorium (Burlington, Vt.). 11 Offices. 10 Winooski (Vt.). 9 Black Cat Cafe (Burlington, Vt.). 9 Dwellings. 9 Restaurants. 8 Exhibit booths. 8 Exhibitions. 7 Auditoriums. 7 Boats and boating. 7 Burlington High School (Burlington, Vt.). 7 Drugstores. 6 Bank buildings. 5 Beauty operators. 5 Painting. 5 Penick & Ford Ltd. Inc. 5 Sheldon Academy of Beauty Culture (Burlington, Vt.). 4 Convenience stores. 4 Cosmetics. 4 Dolls. 4 Street-railroad tracks. 4 Trailers. 3 A.M. Kidder & Co., Inc. 3 Animals. 3 Billboards. 3 Boys. 3 Church buildings. 3 Gas ovens. 3 Manufacturing and Tool Corp. 3 Railroad tracks. 3 Refrigerators. 2 A.D. Pease Grain Co. 2 Airplanes. 2 Burlington International Airport. 2 Champlain, Lake. 2 Cows. 2 First Baptist Church (Burlington, Vt.). 2 Furniture. 2 Hotels. 2 House furnishings. 2 Landscape photography. 2 Oil storage tanks. 2 Puppets. 2 Stoves. 2 Toys. 2 Van Ness House. 1 Burlington Federal Savings. 1 Burlington Rapid Transit Company. 1 Buses. 1 Children. 1 Christmas greens. 1 Dairying -- Equipment and supplies. 1 Farms. 1 Flowers. 1 Flynn Center for the Performing Arts (Burlington, Vt.). 1 Horses. 1 Infants. 1 Mallets Bay (Vt.). 1 Railroad trains. 1 Snow removal. 1 St. Albans (Vt.). 1 Street signs. 1 Strong Theater (Burlington, Vt.). 1 Tank trucks. 1 Theaters -- Stage-setting and scenery. 1 Theaters. 1 Urban parks. 1 Vergennes (Vt.). 1 Vergennes Inn (Vt.). 1 Wreckers (Vehicles).

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Miniature of Burlington High School - Miscellaneous
Burlington High School - Miscellaneous
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    • Date Created: 1955
    • Description: 1955 photo of George Hagar, vice-president of Hagar Hardware & Paint Company and his daughter, Harriet.
    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
    Miniature of Burlington High School - Miscellaneous
    Burlington High School - Miscellaneous
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      • Description: 1950s photo taken in a business office of an older and younger man. Probably taken for a high school yearbook. Names and location unknown.
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
      Miniature of Burlington - Street Views
      Burlington - Street Views
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        • Date Created: 1948
        • Description: 1948 photo of Church Street, Burlington, Vermont showing store fronts and the empty space between F. J. Preston & Son jewelers and Singer Sewing machine store. Empty space was one time location of the Cheerio Grill, a restaurant.
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
        Miniature of Business Enterprises - C-D
        Business Enterprises - C-D
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          • Date Created: 1951
          • Description: 1951 photo of a moving van owned by Chase Movers & Storage. Office and warehouse located at 77-83 College Street. Allied Van Lines agent.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
          Miniature of Automobiles - Sales and Service (H-P)
          Automobiles - Sales and Service (H-P)
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            • Date Created: 1936
            • Description: 1936 Employees of Herberg Auto Service Inc. listed as being at 137-139 S. Winooski Ave. and 204-206 Main Street, Burlington. Fall-Spring.
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
            Miniature of Automobiles - Sales and Service (Q-Z)
            Automobiles - Sales and Service (Q-Z)
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              • Date Created: 1947
              • Description: 1947 Fall. Burlington, Vt. garage Nash Motors. Royer Motor Co. 173 St. Paul.
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
              Miniature of Automobiles - Sales and Service (unkown)
              Automobiles - Sales and Service (unkown)
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                • Date Created: 1946/1947
                • Description: 1946/47 gas service station ; location may be somewhere along Main St. in Winooski, Vermont. Could this be Roscoe's Garage at 262 Main St.? To the right is Bissonette Grocery at 254 Main.
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                Miniature of Automobiles - Sales and Service (unkown)
                Automobiles - Sales and Service (unkown)
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                  • Description: A Shell gas station attendant wipes the windshield of a Plymouth automobile. Date and location unknown.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                  Miniature of Black Cat Cafe
                  Black Cat Cafe
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                    • Description: 1930s Black Cat Cafe & Sea Grill once located at 160 Bank Street in Burlington, Vt. Booths located on the main floor. The restaurant burned in the 1970s along with the rest of the block. Photo #9.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                    Miniature of Black Cat Cafe
                    Black Cat Cafe
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                      • Description: 1930s interior view of the upper banquet room set up for dining at the Black Cat Cafe once located at 160 Bank St in Burlington, Vt. Tables and wait staff are ready for business.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs